Class: Eliminate Dampness
Subclass: Warm and Transform Damp-Cold
Actions:
Diuretic
Moves Qi
Tonifies Spleen-Qi
Tonifies Spleen-Yang and Kidney-Yang
Warms Spleen-Yang and Kidney-Yang
Indications:
Yin-type oedema due to Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency.
Possible symptoms and diseases:
Acute articular rheumatism
Chronic enteritis
Chronic nephritis
Cirrhosis
Cold extremities
Congestive heart failure
Edematous heart failure
Distension of the abdomen
Distension of the chest
Fullness of the abdomen
Fullness of the chest
Oedema that is more severe below the waist
Sensation of heaviness
Intestinal tuberculosis
Loose, semiliquid stools
No thirst
Poor appetite
Scanty urine
Tongue with thick-greasy coating
Slow-Deep pulse (Chi Chen)
Western Medicine application:
Chronic enteritis, nephritis